Crabbe Lot, EE/LL hot spots to buy stolen goods – acting COP
He was speaking at the inaugural BVI Crime Conference that was held at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College on June 8, 2012.
Touching on the rampant thefts that occurred during the day, Morris revealed that it is uncomplicated to get rid of stolen items and cited various ways how that is achieved.
“There are cash for gold sites, ebay...for the stolen properties are being sold on our streets. We know in the Crabbe Lot area people are buying stolen property there, in Long Look/East End etc. We know these properties are leaving the Territory through our airports, and ports,” he said.
Making reference to the Dominican Republic national, Juan Pimentel-Traveras, who on June 7, was nabbed at the Terrance B. Lettsome International airport with a large quantity of jewellery and cash, the acting COP stressed it was by chance he was one of several persons picked for the “random search policy”.
“But how many of us have our bags searched when we leave to go through one of the ferry ports. That’s where we need to work with the other agencies,” he charged.
In an interview with this news agency late last year, Morris, the then Deputy COP, had stated that gold jewellery is in demand in the Virgin Islands’ black market. “...our concern is the black market business, we believe the jewellery are either sold or exported to St. Maarten and St Thomas.”
As for the legitimate businesses that work around “cash for gold”, Morris had divulged that the police have a good relationship with the establishments. “They have trade licenses and conform to our request in providing photographs with people who come in with the gold, of us taking photographs of the jewellery and giving us an opportunity to check if anything is stolen.”
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